Bruce played it more than 30 times on the Ghost of Tom Joad Tour, but “There Will Never Be Any Other For Me But You” remains one of his most under-the-radar love songs. Take a listen to this 1990s period piece inside.
Category: Roll of the Dice
It may be pink, but it ain’t no car. Backstory and great performances inside.
Let’s take another trip back to Bruce’s 1968 Notebook, where an 18-year-old Bruce Springsteen aims a bit too high this time.
It alternates between ragged and polished, it’s metaphorically inconsistent, and It has brilliant lyrical subtext that vanishes halfway through. But it rocks, and it charms, and it thrives both on vinyl and on stage. It’s “Human Touch.”
The secret origin of “New York City Serenade” starts here.
Whether you take it seriously or comedically, “Meeting Across the River” ranks high in Bruce’s catalog and represents a leap forward in his songwriting. Insights, early versions, and rare performances inside.
One of the earliest demos recorded during the Born in the U.S.A. sessions, “Your Love Is All Around Me” made it maddeningly far before Bruce abandoned it. Take a listen to this shoulda-been classic inside.
An outtake and afterthought from the Lucky Town sessions, “Happy” nevertheless captures the almost out-of-body contentment that’s born along with a new and growing family.
If there was ever a song that sounds like (but isn’t) a Springsteen original, it would have to be Tom Waits’ “Jersey Girl.” Check out Bruce’s great cover performances inside, including a rare Springsteen/Waits duet with hybrid lyrics!
Short on lyrics, long on guitar jams, “I Gotta Be Free” is an early Springsteen original from his Steel Mill period with a mid-song cover of The Grateful Dead’s “Turn on Your Love Light.”